{"id":54674,"date":"2024-10-30T22:04:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T22:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/receptive-month.flywheelstaging.com\/?post_type=program&#038;p=54674"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:31:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:31:03","slug":"optical-services","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/opc.ong\/en\/program\/optical-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing optical services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"54674\" class=\"elementor elementor-54674\" data-elementor-post-type=\"program\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5d3f5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d5d3f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de741f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6de741f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Africa, uncorrected refractive errors such as nearsightedness and farsightedness are a leading cause of preventable visual impairment. These conditions are often underdiagnosed due to a lack of infrastructure and qualified personnel, and can significantly affect quality of life, education, and employment, especially in rural areas.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Access to optical services like optometry consultations and corrective lenses is critical to addressing this problem, but remains insufficient in many regions.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55054\" src=\"https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/services-optiques-1.jpg\" alt=\"- L\u2019Organisation pour la Pr\u00e9vention de la C\u00e9cit\u00e9 (OPC) encourage le renforcement des syst\u00e8mes de sant\u00e9 oculaire et lutte pour le droit \u00e0 la vue des populations les plus n\u00e9glig\u00e9es en Afrique francophone.\" width=\"1485\" height=\"983\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/services-optiques-1.jpg 1485w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/services-optiques-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/services-optiques-1-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/opc.ong\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/services-optiques-1-768x508.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1485px) 100vw, 1485px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">OPC&#8217;s goals are to provide affordable access to vision correction services and corrective lenses, improve eye health education to raise awareness of the impact of refractive errors, and strengthen local capacity to diagnose and treat them.<\/p><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"><strong>How we help strengthen vision care services:<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"[li_&amp;]:mb-0 [li_&amp;]:mt-1 [li_&amp;]:gap-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [&amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-disc flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3\"><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We set up screening programs, particularly in schools, to identify children with refractive errors and provide them with corrective glasses.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We develop local optical workshops to offer affordable, accessible eyeglasses.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We offer training programs for optometrists and eye health professionals to build local capacity.<\/li><li class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\">We run public awareness campaigns to inform communities about the importance of correcting refractive errors.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\">All of these efforts are carried out in partnership with the Ministry of Health in each country to support national needs and priorities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Africa, uncorrected refractive errors such as nearsightedness and farsightedness are a leading cause of preventable visual impairment. These conditions are often underdiagnosed due to a lack of infrastructure and qualified personnel, and can significantly affect quality of life, education, and employment, especially in rural areas. 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